Homemade Cream of Broccoli Soup
Cream of Broccoli soup is best when it is homemade. On a chilly fall evening, you can be eating a filling dinner in less than an hour, start to finish.
Ingredients
You will need eight tablespoons butter, 2/3 cup flour, four cups cut broccoli, six cups vegetable broth, 3/4 cup half and half, three cloves garlic minced and a sprig or two of parsley. You will also need two saucepans.
Directions
Over low heat, melt six tablespoons butter in a saucepan. Add the flour. Stir until it is blended. Remove from the heat and set aside. In the other saucepan, melt the remaining two tablespoons butter. Add chopped broccoli and stir for approximately six minutes. Add the vegetable broth and the minced garlic. Turn up heat to medium. Bring to boil. Add the flour mixture now, stirring constantly. Cook until soup has thickened. Add the half and half. Stir through. Spring parsley on top. Serve while hot.
Variations
Try adding bacon crumbs or chopped onions or other seasonings for a different taste. You can also substitute the vegetable broth for chicken broth.
Tags: Cream Broccoli, tablespoons butter, vegetable broth, Broccoli Soup, half half, Homemade Cream